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Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Passing: Jack A. Weil, the Cowboy’s Dresser (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Published: August 14, 2008

Weil's Rockmount Ranch Wear Mfg. Company has sold millions of shirts, including at least one shipment to Antarctica, since it started in 1946. His shirts were also worn in the movies by teh likes of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable. He died on August 10 at age 107.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/business/15weil.html?scp=1&sq=jack%20a%20weil&st=cse

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